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Part of speech

noun animate

Definition

raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Noun Forms

Plural:
esponsok
Possessed:
'tesponsomol
Locative:
esponsuwihkuk where there are raccoons
Diminutive:
esponsis

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Ipa not esponsis elikossit! Look at that cute baby raccoon!
Espons 'kospahtun micit. A raccoon washes its food.
Espons 'posqentun tahalu-tehp skat wetomitahamahq Muwiniyil. Raccoon bursts into song as if he were not worried about Bear at all. (LM)
Mec-ote toke pemkiskahk wewinaqot eli kotama piyehsuwihq 'qocik espons. Even today you can still see that there is no hair on a raccoon's backside. (LM)

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